![]() ![]() Voyage is the third series set in Shannara by publication date, and Brooks does a good job of injecting a large dose of science fiction into his fantasy world. Fortunately, Voyage is available both as individual books, and as an omnibus edition, both in dead-tree and Kindle versions. However, Terry Brooks, in his Shannara series, seems to have avoided this trouble, at least up to the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy (to save typing, “Voyage” from this point forward), which honestly is as far as I’ve read in this series, not because I don’t want to, but it’s the old problem of lots of books in the reading pile, not a lot of time for them something most readers should identify with. Many people will still buy these books, because of the familiarity of the author and the world, and maybe they like reading about the same things over and over again, but they somehow fail to satisfy me. One of the saddest things I see in modern science fiction and fantasy is when an author, having created a world that sells books well, starts churning out books where the world doesn’t really change that much, and the characters keep doing the same thing over and over again. (Originally reviewed on Otherwhere Gazette) It became the first work of fiction ever to appear on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list, where it remained for over five months. He then wrote The Sword of Shannara, the seven year grand result retaining sanity while studying at Washington & Lee University and practicing law. That moment changed Terry's life forever, because in Tolkien's great work he found all the elements needed to fully explore his writing combined in one genre. He went to college and received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, where he majored in English Literature, and he received his graduate degree from the School of Law at Washington & Lee University.Ī writer since high school, he wrote many stories within the genres of science fiction, western, fiction, and non-fiction, until one semester early in his college years he was given The Lord of the Rings to read. Terry Brooks was born in Illinois in 1944, where he spent a great deal of his childhood and early adulthood dreaming up stories in and around Sinnissippi Park, the very same park that would eventually become the setting for his bestselling Word & Void trilogy. In The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Terry Brooks weaves together high adventure, vividly wrought characters, and a spellbinding world into an irresistible story of heroism and sacrifice, love and honor. A centuries-old sorcerer, the Morgawr, vows to find and control the fabled ancient books of magic–and he is an adversary of awesome might with a fleet of airships and a crew of walking dead men at his command. ![]() Now the fate of the Four Lands hangs in the balance.Morgawr The intrepid heroes aboard the Jerle Shannara have reached their breaking point. It is a spirit that feeds off enchantment and traps the souls of men. But someone else understands the map’s the ruthless Ilse Witch, who will stop at nothing to possess it–and the powerful magic it leads to.AntraxWhile in search of the elusive magic, Walker Boh is lured into a trap–caught in a dark maze beneath a ruined city, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. Ilse WitchA half-drowned elf carries a map covered with cryptic symbols–and Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, has the skill to decipher them. In these enchanting novels, a colorful contingent of characters takes to the skies aboard a magnificent airship–the Jerle Shannara–on a quest fraught with wonder and danger. Now, for the first time in one marvelous collector’s edition hardcover, here’s the complete trilogy of the Voyage of the Jerle Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr. The New York Times bestselling author of the classic Shannara epic, Terry Brooks, has proven himself one of the modern masters of fantasy, brilliantly creating breathtaking worlds of magic, adventure, and intrigue.
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